Candidates file to run in Belleville school board race

Five candidates filed petitions by the July 28 deadline to run in November's Belleville Board of Education election, according to the Office of the Essex County Clerk. They include Patricia Dolan, Erika Jacho, Christine Lamparello, Ralph Vellon and Gabriela V. Bennett.

Two board of education seats are up this year - those of William Freda and Joseph Longo. Longo's seat became vacant when he resigned from the BOE after being elected to the township council in May.